Until the start of the Hochschultage!
Events
Note: We will also provide you with English translations of the talks. All you need to do is bring your headphones and smartphone.
Justified confidence or naivety?
Talk with Dr Alexander Fink, Physicist
New University // Grabengasse 3 // 69117 Heidelberg // 7:30 pm
Many people believe that science has disproved the existence of God. But then why are there Nobel laureates who believe in God? A closer look reveals that the conflict does not lie between faith and science, but between underlying philosophical assumptions. And if one tests these assumptions against the current findings of science, one may well come to the conclusion that science actually provides good reasons to believe in God!
Reason for genuine confidence?
Talk with PD Dr. Matthias Deuschle, Theologian
New University // Grabengasse 3 // 69117 Heidelberg // 7:30 pm
If confidence is to sustain us in difficult times, it must be more than positive thinking. Christian confidence rests on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But does this event stand up to historical scrutiny? Anyone seeking true confidence cannot avoid engaging with Jesus and the resurrection.
Does faith bring fulfilling confidence?
Talk with Julia Garschagen, Theologian
New University // Grabengasse 3 // 69117 Heidelberg // 7:30 pm
Happiness, flow, golden moments—we strive for euphoria and a fulfilling life. And we do so much for it that some people get stressed out trying to be happy. On Instagram, everyone else always looks happier...
What are we really looking for? And how does one become happy?
Q&A followed by a World Cup public viewing
Hosanna Church // Vangerowstraße 5 // 69115 Heidelberg // 7:30 pm
The best answer is worthless if it stands on shaky ground. This evening, there is time for your questions. What interests you about the Christian faith? What confuses, bothers, ... angers you? If Christian confidence is to hold up even today, it must be able to connect with the modern world!
After the questions, the World Cup kicks off on June 11th. Feel free to stay for the public viewing of the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.
Festive Week's End with Orchestra
Peterskirche // Plöck 70 // 69117 Heidelberg // 7:30 pm
After a week of engaging with the demands and scope of Christian confidence, we want to live out confidence together on the final evening through various musical and spoken contributions. After all, Christian confidence flourishes in community! Even if you've only ever seen a church from the outside, you are most welcome here!
All talks at 19:30 at the Neue Uni
Come just as you are.
Speakers
Dr. Alexander Fink
Dr. Alexander Fink is a biophysicist and has been the director of the Institute for Faith and Science in Marburg, www.iguw.de, since 2015. He promotes constructive dialogue between the Christian faith, other worldviews, and the sciences, and is inspired by Johannes Kepler’s idea that “science means thinking God’s thoughts.” After completing his doctorate in biophysics, he worked as a product manager and later became head of the Akademiker-SMD. Since 2020, he has been hosting the “Begründet-glauben” podcast and has produced three documentary films. Together with his wife Bettina, he is raising their two children. In his free time, he coaches a C-youth soccer team.
Dr. Matthias Deuschle
Dr. Matthias Deuschle is a theologian and the rector of the Albrecht-Bengel-Haus in Tübingen. After his studies in Tübingen and Göttingen, he completed his doctorate and habilitation in Berlin before returning to Tübingen as an Associate Professor for Church History. Tübingen is a city to which he has moved four times in his life. In addition to his teaching, he is a pastor in the Württemberg Landeskirche, combining his love for the church with his passion for church history. Matthias Deuschle is married, has four children, some of whom are in college themselves, and even today, he prefers to travel with a tent on vacation. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Julia Garschagen
Julia Garschagen is a theologian and the director of the Pontes Institute for Science, Culture, and Faith, www.pontesinstitut.org. To that end, she gives lectures, among other places, in the academic and business sectors that address critical questions about Christianity and shed light on socially relevant and existential issues from a Christian perspective. As a speaker and discussion partner across Europe, she is in conversation about an intellectually responsible and personally lived faith. After high school, she lived in Lima for a year and worked in a social-diaconal project. The experiences she gained there inspired her to found Dios te ve e. V.
Follow up on us
We look forward to chatting with you at the Hochschultage! If you’d like to learn more beforehand, feel free to check out our respective semester programme. You can find the links below.
About us
The Hochschultage Heidelberg are organised by the Christian University groups Hochschul-SMD Heidelberg, Campus Connect, EC Heidelberg, SfC Heidelberg and students of the FHSZ. We meet regularly or live together to reflect on the Christian faith, celebrate church services and live in community. We organise the Hochschultage together to share our faith on campus.
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